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100 Mystery Novels Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime - Page 3

A good mystery novel will chill its readers, keeping them on their toes until the final reveal.
Amazon editors debuted a new list of the 100 mysteries and thrillers that everyone should read in their lifetime, based on reader selections and ratings at Goodreads.
From well-known authors like Agatha Christie and Edgar Allan Poe to suspense-genre newcomers, these are the 100 thrillers that will keep you reading deep into the night (in alphabetical order).
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The Neon Rain (James Lee Burke)
The Neon Rain
81
James Lee Burke
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
82
Alexander McCall Smith
The Poet (Michael Connelly)
The Poet
83
Michael Connelly
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
84
James M. Cain
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
85
Graham Greene
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
86
Donna Tartt
The Secret of the Old Clock (Carolyn Keene)
The Secret of the Old Clock
87
Carolyn Keene
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carre)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
88
John Le Carre
The Strangers in the House (Georges Simenon)
The Strangers in the House
89
Georges Simenon
The Surgeon (Tess Gerritsen)
The Surgeon
90
Tess Gerritsen
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
91
Patricia Highsmith
The Tower Treasure (Franklin Dixon)
The Tower Treasure
92
Franklin Dixon
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
93
Franz Kafka
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
94
Ellen Raskin
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
95
Wilkie Collins
True Confessions (John Gregory Dunne)
True Confessions
96
John Gregory Dunne
What the Dead Know (Laura Lippman)
What the Dead Know
97
Laura Lippman
Where Are the Children? (Mary Higgins Clark)
Where Are the Children?
98
Mary Higgins Clark
Wife of the Gods (Kwei Quartey)
Wife of the Gods
99
Kwei Quartey
Winter's Bone (Daniel Woodrell)
Winter's Bone
100
Daniel Woodrell
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